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Table 3 Crude and adjusted regression estimates for the association of exposure to residence status with utilization of emergency outpatient services for ACS conditions in children, N = 25,638 admissions

From: Differences in the prevalence of hospitalizations and utilization of emergency outpatient services for ambulatory care sensitive conditions between asylum-seeking children and children of the general population: a cross-sectional medical records study (2015)

Explanatory variables

OR, [95% CI]

Single regression models

Multiple regression models

Model I

Model II

Model III

Asylum seeker & sex

Asylum seeker, sex & age group

Asylum seeker, sex, age group & quarterly admission

Residence status

General population

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

Asylum seekers

4.89

[4.1; 5.85]

4.93

[4.12; 5.89]

4.77

[3.98; 5.72]

4.93

[4.11; 5.91]

Sex

Male

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

Female

1.06

[0.95; 1.17]

1.08

[0.97; 1.19]

1.07

[0.97; 1.19]

1.07

[0.97; 1.19]

Age group

14–18 yrs

(Ref)

   

(Ref)

 

(Ref)

 

10–14 yrs

0.78

[0.63; 0.96]

  

0.77

[0.62; 0.95]

0.77

[0.62; 0.95]

6–10 yrs

0.65

[0.53; 0.8]

  

0.63

[0.52; 0.77]

0.63

[0.52; 0.77]

3–6 yrs

0.88

[0.73; 1.05]

  

0.84

[0.7; 1.02]

0.85

[0.7; 1.02]

1–3 yrs

1.19

[1; 1.42]

  

1.11

[0.93; 1.33]

1.11

[0.93;1.33]

<1 yr

0.97

[0.8; 1.17]

  

0.91

[0.75; 1.1]

0.91

[0.75; 1.1]

Admission

1. Quarter

(Ref)

     

(Ref)

 

2. Quarter

0.79

[0.72; 0,87]

    

0.80

[0.73; 0.88]

3. Quarter

0.78

[0.71; 0,86]

    

0.74

[0.67; 0.81]

4. Quarter

0.87

[0.79; 0,96]

    

0.82

[0.75; 0.91]

  1. Ref reference group, CI confidence interval